Lotus Domino 8.5.2 was released after much development and testing. IBM appears to be going very slowly through the iteration numbers since 8.5.0. Many thanks to all the early adopters who install it at first download! As such, those early adopters are also the first to discover bugs that can really only be captured in … Read more
1 – Get all the latest fix packs after you install You should be prepared to update RFT at least once per quarter. Web browsers are always being patched, and RFT integrates tightly into the browsers. For example, if you download the latest edition of RFT and you have Firefox 3.6, you will not be … Read more
This one I’m writing so I don’t forget it. It is highly valuable info and spent a few hours wrangling with Linux to figure it out. This is a great way to proxy an Ajax web service so you avoid any cross domain scripting issues. Note, that if you also have WebSphere App Server, you … Read more
So your users are getting these “winmail.dat” attachments in Lotus Notes and can’t open them, nor can they see any special formatting that the sender had added (and the sender is ALWAYS from Outlook). Quick solution: Make sure you are on the latest fix pack of Lotus Domino. That should be 6.5.6, 7.0.3, 8.0.2, or … Read more
If you (like me) used the Cafe’s (such as the HATS Hotspot), you should be aware that IBM has moved those over to Developerworks. Its is fitting, as that is where the forums are for all the other products. If you work on System z or i, these are great forums to visit to post … Read more
For anyone who has taken a HATS class (including those offered by our company), you may find problems accessing the demo servers if you run back through your lab exercises. The reason is that IBM now requires SSL on these connections. I found this on the main site: 28 Jul 2010: If you are using … Read more
When you install WAS, you’ll probably also be installing IBM HTTP Server (you should if you use web apps). However, you may want that HTTP server to automagically navigate to your preferred WAS java app. Otherwise, if your users navigate to the default hostname (http://www.myhostname.com), they’ll see the ugly IBM HTTP Server welcome page with … Read more
I have a customer who is archiving data using IBM DB2 CommonStore for Lotus Domino, and have recently upgraded their environment. There are some things to know as you may not easily be able to glean advice from the IBM support portal. Analysis and Planning Setting up a corporate email archiving solution can be a … Read more
What sparked this blog entry was a couple of blog entries by Ivar Jacobson. For those who do not know, he is one of the three amigos that founded Rational Software, along with Jim Rumbaugh and Grady Booch. He had a couple of posts on Rational Unified Process and how it came about, and what … Read more
I was installing the latest round of Host On Demand (HOD), and could not for the life of me figure out why the emulators would not load. I’m installing it for a customer and while, it works perfect on Linux with Apache, it craps out on Windows with IIS. Turns out that IF you use … Read more